Former CMS Officials Discuss Political Pressure CMS Would Face In Setting Drug Prices

Former CMS officials, a Democrat and a Republican, discussed the intense political pressure CMS staff would be subject to if Medicare were to negotiate drug prices, and they said the current system is preferable. Key congressional Democrats say the government should be given authority to negotiate prices with drug companies, but Republicans have traditionally opposed Medicare price negotiation. President Donald Trump said he wants drug makers to bid for government business, which most people understood to mean he favors government...